Julie Wilson

Julie Wilson

Julie May Wilson was an American singer and actress "widely regarded as the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in Legs Diamond. She made her Broadway stage debut in the 1946 revue Three to Make Ready. In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of Kiss Me, Kate and remained there for four years, appearing in shows such as South Pacific and Bells Are Ringing while studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She returned to New York to replace Joan Diener in Kismet. Additional Broadway credits include The Pajama Game, Jimmy, Park, and Legs Diamond, for which she received a Tony Award nomination as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She also toured in Show Boat, Panama Hattie, Silk Stockings, Follies, Company, and A Little Night Music. In 1957, Wilson sang with Ray Anthony and his Orchestra, contributing vocals to a number of songs in the soundtrack to the film This Could Be The Night. Wilson also had an acting role in the film, as singer Ivy Corlane. The same year she appeared as Rosebud in The Strange One, opposite Ben Gazzara. Wilson's television credits include regular roles on the American daytime soap opera The Secret Storm. She also appeared in a Hallmark Hall of Fame telecast of Kiss Me, Kate and numerous episodes of The Ed Sullivan Show.

  • Title: Julie Wilson
  • Popularity: 1.094
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1924-10-21
  • Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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  • Also Known As: The Queen of Cabaret
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Julie Wilson Movies

  • 1957
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    The Strange One

    The Strange One

    6.4 1957 HD

    A military school student develops a destructive power over his fellow cadets.

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  • 1968
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    The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'

    1 1968 HD

    This documentary has interviews with actors and the director as they arrive for the 1968 New York world premiere of "Finian's Rainbow."

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  • 1957
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    This Could Be the Night

    This Could Be the Night

    5.636 1957 HD

    To earn extra money, a prim schoolteacher takes a second job as secretary to the uncouth owner of a boisterous nightclub.

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  • 1958
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    Kiss Me, Kate

    Kiss Me, Kate

    8.7 1958 HD

    Broadcast live on the Hallmark Hall of Fame series on NBC, a pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The...

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  • 1981
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    Alison's Birthday

    Alison's Birthday

    5.4 1981 HD

    During a Ouija board session with her teenaged friends, 16-year-old Alison gets a message from beyond the grave not to go home for her birthday three...

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  • 1961
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    Some Like It Cool

    Some Like It Cool

    1 1961 HD

    Tame comedy in which Julie converts her stuffy husband Roger and his equally prudish parents to the joys of nudism.

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  • 1956
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    The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

    1 1956 HD

    A bachelor account executive with an advertising agency thinks he has the perfect set-up with three girlfriends. And then there is Marion his devoted...

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  • 1957
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    Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

    Art Ford's Greenwich Village Party

    1 1957 HD

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.4 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    6.5 1957 HD

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired...

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